JPH07121622B2 - Stacking device for laminated paper - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention firmly attaches a backing tape attached to the back surface of laminated paper (hereinafter referred to as "laminated paper") to the front and back surfaces of the laminated paper. ,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a back binding bookbinding device that prevents laminated paper from being easily separated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 12 and 13 show a conventional bookbinding apparatus described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-30323. In this bookbinding device, one edge of the backing tape 202 is attached to the back surface (or front surface) of the laminated paper 200, and the L-shaped holding plate 20 is attached.
4 is used to fold the backing tape 202 and press it to the back surface, and then the L-shaped holding plate 206 of another shape
The back binding tape 202 is bent again and pressed against the front surface (or the back surface) by utilizing the above, and the back binding tape 202 is bonded to the laminated paper 200 in this way to perform the bookbinding work.

[0003]

In the above bookbinding apparatus,
Since the back adhesive tape 202 is sequentially bent from the longitudinal direction, the back adhesive tape 202 is relatively sufficiently adhered to the laminated paper 200 at the start end, but the back adhesive tape 202 is twisted as the laminated paper 200 moves, and near the terminal end. There is a drawback that the backing tape 202 is lifted and a sufficient adhesive force cannot be obtained. Further, by twisting, the width of the back adhesive tape 202 attached to the back surface differs between the beginning and the end, and the width of the back adhesive tape 202 attached to the front surface becomes narrower toward the end, and the attachment is completed. Sometimes it has the drawback of not looking good.

An object of the present invention is to attach a backing tape to the back surface of a laminated paper and then firmly attach the backing tape to the front and back surfaces of the laminated paper by sandwiching the backing tape. Is to provide.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a back-adhesive bookbinding apparatus for adhering a back-adhesive tape over the entire length of the back surface of a laminated paper and then adhering the back-adhesive tape to the front and back surfaces of the laminated paper. And a pair of horizontal rods extending in the longitudinal direction of the back surface of the laminated paper and capable of expanding and contracting the facing distance, pressing rollers supported by the horizontal rods, and driving means for rotating the pressing rollers. The above problem is solved by a back binding bookbinding apparatus having the following.

[0006]

Function: A wide backing tape having an appropriate length is pre-attached over the entire length of the back surface of the laminated paper. The backing tape has a surplus portion extending from the back surface of the laminated paper in the front-back direction. The pair of horizontal rods are expanded / contracted so that the facing interval corresponds to the thickness of the laminated paper. The facing interval should be slightly smaller than the thickness of the laminated paper. Then, when the laminated paper is inserted between the pressing rollers, the excess portion of the backing tape is bent from the back side thereof to the front surface side and the back surface side of the laminated paper at the same time. The laminated paper is introduced between pressing rollers that are driven to rotate, and is pressed by the pressing rollers. As a result, the backing tape is firmly attached to the front and back surfaces of the laminated paper.

The backing tape is firmly adhered to the front and back surfaces of the laminated paper only by passing the laminated paper between the pressing rollers. However, when it is desired to adhere the backing tape to the laminated paper more firmly. , Reverse the presser roller. In both cases, the spine-adhering tape is introduced between the pressing rollers and discharged from the pressing rollers, and is pressed in the front and back directions of the laminated paper.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a back binding bookbinding apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 respectively,
It is the perspective view which looked at the bookbinding apparatus 10 from a different direction. 1
00 is a cartridge 10 containing a backing tape 12
It is a carriage equipped with 2.

The carriage has 100, a first position P1, and
It reciprocates to and from the second position P2. The first position P1 refers to the home position. The second position P2 is a position at the limit of reciprocal movement of the carriage 100. Further, at the second position P2, the backing tape 12 is exchanged for each cartridge. 1 and 2 show the carriage 100 in the second position P in order to show the structure in detail.
It shows a state where it is moved to 2. Also, the bookbinding device 10
Has a large number of sensors S1 to S7 and a control unit 14. The control unit 14 controls operation commands of various processes by signals from the sensors S1 to S7.

In order to facilitate understanding, first, a process until the bookbinding work is completed will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, the laminated paper 16 is pushed on the mounting table 28.
The laminated paper 16 is, as shown in phantom in FIG.
It abuts on the standing stopper lever 30. Clamping arms 34 and 36 facing each other vertically sandwich and hold the laminated paper 16 and detect the thickness thereof. The carriage 100 located at the first position (home position) P1 moves to the second position P2.
The back adhesive tape 12 is sent out while moving toward. The backing tape 12 includes a back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 and a temporary fixing rod 4.
It is attached to 0,42. Presser roller 6 separated vertically
0, 62, 64, 66 rotate to press the surplus portion of the backing tape 12 which vertically projects from the back surface 18 of the laminated paper against the front surface and the back surface of the laminated paper 16. Presser rollers 60, 6
2, 64 and 66 are rotationally driven and the laminated paper 16 advances. The backing tape 12 is firmly pressed against the front and back surfaces of the laminated paper 16. Then, the pressing rollers 60, 62, 6
4 and 66 are reversed, and the backing tape 12 is pressed against the laminated paper 16 by the pressing rollers 60, 62, 64 and 66 again. On the mounting table 28, the laminated paper 1 for which the bookbinding work has been completed
6 is discharged. The carriage 100 returns to the first position (home position) P1.

Next, the structure of the bookbinding apparatus 10 will be described while following the above process. First, FIG. 1 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the bookbinding device 10 is arranged on a base 20, and the side frame 22,
24 are erected so as to face each other. Side frame 2
2, 24 are provided with a means for holding the laminated paper 16, a means for pressing the backing tape 12 on the front surface and the back surface of the laminated paper 16, and the like (these means will be described in detail below). . In addition, the carriage 100 is attached to the base 20.
A pair of rails 26 are laid. The carriage 100 is arranged along the rail 26 at the first position P1 and the second position P1.
And reciprocates to the position P2.

The sensor S1 (see FIG. 2) is the carriage 1
00 is in the first position (home position) P1. The signal from the sensor S1 is sent to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 confirms that the carriage 100 is at the first position P1,
As shown in FIG. 2, the stopper lever 30 is raised. The clamping arms 34 and 36 are located at positions that are opened vertically. Horizontal rod 5 supporting the press rollers 60, 62, 64, 66
0, 52, 54, and 56 are also in a vertically expanded position. When the above conditions are satisfied, the laminated paper 16 is ready to be received.

It is confirmed that the laminated paper 16 is correctly aligned at the left end and the front end of the mounting table 28. Laminated paper 16
As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of stopper levers 30 rotatably attached to the base 20 are aligned with the inside of one side frame 22 as a reference. Then, the sensor S attached to one side frame 22
3 (see FIG. 1), a sensor S4 (see FIG. 2) including a photo coupler provided at the tip of the stopper lever 30 and below the mounting table 28 detects the accurate position of the laminated paper 16. The light emitter at the tip of the stopper lever 30 is mounted on the mounting table 28.
Light is obliquely projected toward the light receiver below. Sensor S
4 is a rear surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 in a plurality of parallel positions.
Is in contact with the stopper lever 30.

When the laminated paper 16 is pushed along the side frame 22 on one side on the mounting table 28 and brought into contact with the stopper lever 30, one side of the laminated paper 16 of the sensor S3 is in contact with the side frame 22. The sensor S4 detects that the other side of the laminated paper 16 is in contact with the stopper lever 30. Sensor S3 and sensor S4
Sends a signal to the control unit 14 that the laminated paper 16 is in the proper position.

In order to prevent the laminated paper 16 from falling on the mounting table 28, a means for temporarily holding the laminated paper 16 is required. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of upper clamping arms 34 and a plurality of lower clamping arms 36 are provided. The upper clamping arm 34 is provided on the side frame 2
It is pivotally supported by a support rod 32 which is vertically movably fitted into 2, 24 long holes. The lower clamping arm 36 is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting table 28. When it is confirmed that the laminated paper 16 is aligned at the proper position, the control unit 14 activates the driving means (not shown) to link 38 (see FIG. 2).
Rotate. The support rod 32 moves downward, and the pressing arm 3
4, 36 sandwich the laminated paper 16 from above and below.

As shown in FIG. 2, a sensor S5 is provided on the other side frame 24. Sensor S5
Detects the vertical position of the support rod 32 and sends the thickness of the laminated paper 16 on the mounting table 28 to the control unit 14 as an electric signal.

Next, the carriage 100 moves, and the spine tape 12 is attached to the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16. The carriage 100 is shown in detail in FIGS. The back adhesive tape 12 is stored in the cartridge 102, and the back adhesive tape 12 is exchanged for each cartridge.

The carriage 100 reciprocates between a pair of rails 26, 26 of the base 20 between a first position P1 and a second position P2. A rack (not shown) is attached between the rails 26, 26. Carriage 100
As shown in FIG. 5, the motor 10
8 and a pinion 106 driven by a motor 108 via a worm gear 104. As a result, the carriage 100 reciprocates. The rotation of the motor 108 is
It is detected by the rotary encoder and the signal is sent to the control unit 14.

The carriage 100 is a cartridge base 1.
Has 01. The cartridge base 101 can move in the same direction as the carriage 100. A pair of vertical shafts 114 and 116 that rotate by rotating gears 110 and 112 are provided on the upper surface of the cartridge base 101. The cartridge 102 is fitted based on these vertical shafts 114 and 116. The carrier of the backing tape of the cartridge 102 engages with the vertical shafts 114 and 116. The gears 110 and 112 are rotationally driven by the rotation of the cartridge motor, and the backing tape 12 is delivered from the cartridge 102.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the carriage 100 further includes a pressing roller 120 that presses the back adhesive tape 12 delivered from the cartridge 102 toward the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16. Further, the carriage 100 has a cutter 122 between the cartridge 102 and the pressing roller 120. Pressing roller 120
Operates with a solenoid, and moves back and forth toward the laminated paper 16 when the carriage 100 is at the first position P1. Further, the cutter 122 is also operated by a solenoid, and cuts the back adhesive tape 12 delivered from the cartridge 102 into an appropriate length. S6 is a sensor for detecting the length of the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 on the mounting table 28 when the carriage 100 moves from the first position P1 to the second position P2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side frames 22 and 24 are provided with a pair of temporary fixing rods 40 and 4 which are vertically separated from each other.
2 are provided in parallel. The temporary holding rods 40, 42 are rotatably supported by the side frames 22, 24. After sandwiching the laminated paper 16 by the clamping arms 34 and 36,
Back adhesive tape 12 sent out from the cartridge 102
When the pressing roller 120 provided on the carriage 100 moves back and forth, the ends of the pressing roller 120 are temporarily stopped.
Is crimped to. Then, the carriage 100 moves from the first position P1 toward the second position P2. The control unit 14 controls the moving speed of the carriage 100 and the feeding speed of the backing tape 12. As the carriage 100 moves, the backing tape 12 is attached to the laminated paper 1
6 is attached to the back surface 18 and the upper and lower temporary holding rods 40 and 42. The backing tape 12 is prevented from loosening. The pressure roller 120 presses the back surface of the backing tape 12 toward the laminated paper 16. At the same time, the sensor S6 detects the length of the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 and sends the signal to the control unit 14. The stopper lever 30 is pressed by the carriage 100 and is in the laid posture as shown by the solid line in FIG.

The control unit 14 includes a sensor S6.
When the length of the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 is confirmed by the, the motor 108 of the carriage 100 is stopped, and the cutter 122
Operate. As a result, the back adhesive tape 12 is attached to the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 with an appropriate length. The control unit 14 activates the carriage 100 again. The sensor S2 provided at the second position P2 is the carriage 10
When the arrival of 0 is detected, the control unit 14 stops the carriage 100. FIG. 6 shows the back adhesive tape 12 adhered to the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 and the temporary fixing rods 40 and 42 in this manner.

Next, the back adhesive tape 12 attached to the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 is also attached to the front surface and the back surface of the laminated paper 16. The mechanism for this is shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7-11. 70 and 72 are upper swing arms, 7
Reference numerals 4 and 76 denote lower turning arms. Each turning arm 70, 7
2, 74 and 76 rotate around support shafts 80, 82, 84 and 86. The upper turning arms 70 and 72 are the first horizontal rod 50.
And the second horizontal rod 52, and the lower turning arms 74 and 76 have a first horizontal rod 54 and a second horizontal rod 56. 1st horizontal rod 5
0 and 54 respectively include a plurality of pressing rollers 60 and 64 which are spaced at equal intervals. The second horizontal rods 52 and 56 are provided with second cylindrical pressing rollers 62 and 66, respectively.
A drive mechanism (not shown) is provided below one of the side frames 22, and the four horizontal rods 50, 52, 54, 56 are interlocked and rotated by a belt and a gear.

Support shafts 80, 82 for the upper swing arms 70, 72
As shown in FIG. 7, the six links 91, 92,
It is pivotally supported at each end of 93, 94, 95, 96. Further, the support shaft 80 of the upper turning arm 70 is attached to the support shaft correction mechanism 88. Control unit 14
Receives the signal from the sensor S5 that detects the vertical position of the support rod 32 of the upper clamping arm 34, and corrects the vertical position of the support shaft 80 of the upper turning arms 70 and 72. As a result, the upper turning rod 70 turns according to the thickness of the laminated paper 16.

The swing arms 70, 72, 74, 76 are actuated by a drive mechanism (not shown) provided below the other side frame 24. In FIG. 7, as the central horizontal link 92 advances, the turning arms 70, 72,
74 and 76 are rotated from the solid line position to the chain line position so as to narrow the facing interval. Control unit 14
When the sensor S2 confirms that the carriage 100 is in the second position, the support axis correction mechanism 88 is operated,
Next, the drive mechanism of the press rollers 60, 62, 64, 66 is activated to rotate the revolving arms 70, 72, 74, 76.

9 to 11 show pressing rollers 60, 6
2, 64 and 66 show a process of pinching the backing tape 12. First, as shown in FIG. 9, the back adhesive tape 12 is adhered to the back surface 18 of the laminated paper 16 and the temporary fixing rods 40 and 42. The turning rod rotates, and the pressing rollers 60, 64
Contacts the back surface of the backing tape 12 between the laminated paper 16 and the temporary fixing rods 40, 42. As shown in FIG. 10, the laminated paper 16 is introduced between the pressing rollers 60 and 64. The pressing rollers 60 and 64 move the laminated paper 16 forward, and simultaneously bend the surplus portions of the laminated paper 16 protruding vertically to the front surface and the back surface of the laminated paper 16. Presser rollers 60, 62,
The vertical distance between 64 and 66 is kept slightly smaller than the thickness of the laminated paper 16 by the sensor S5, and the pressing rollers 60 and 64 press the backing tape 12 therebetween. further,
The second pressing rollers 62 and 66 press the entire surface of the backing tape 12 from the back surface.

S7 (see FIGS. 1, 10 and 11) is
It is a sensor that detects that the laminated paper 16 has advanced a certain amount. This sensor S7 informs the control unit 14 that the laminated paper 16 is at the forward limit position. The control unit 14 includes presser rollers 60, 62, 64, 66.
The reverse signal is output to the drive mechanism of. As shown in FIG. 11, when the laminated paper 16 retreats, the laminated paper 16 again has the first pressing roller 60,
The upper and lower pressures are clamped by the 64 and the second pressing rollers 62, 66. When the drive mechanism rotates a certain amount, the control unit 14 stops the drive mechanism. The laminated paper 16 to which the back adhesive tape 12 is attached on the back surface, the front surface, and the back surface is discharged onto the mounting table 28.

Next, the control unit 14 sends a start signal to the motor 108 of the carriage 100, and the second
The carriage 100 is returned from the position P2 to the first position P1. In addition, the control unit 14 raises the stopper lever 30 and sets the horizontal rods 50, 5
2, 54, 56 are returned to the expanded posture. Bookbinding device 10
Stands for the next bookbinding operation.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by introducing the laminated paper between the pressing rollers facing each other, the back adhesive tape previously adhered to the rear surface of the laminated paper is simultaneously adhered to the front surface and the back surface. did. Therefore, first, since the back adhesive tape is evenly attached to both the front surface and the back surface in the longitudinal direction of the back surface, a good appearance can be obtained when bookbinding is completed. Secondly, since the backing tape and the laminated paper are pressed between the pressing rollers in the front and back directions, the backing tape can be firmly adhered to the laminated paper.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the pinching operation is performed when the laminated paper is introduced between the pressing rollers and when it is discharged, the sticking force of the spine tape to the laminated paper is further strengthened. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a back binding bookbinding apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back binding device of FIG. 1 viewed from the opposite direction.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a carriage.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the carriage.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the carriage.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bookbinding apparatus showing a state in which a backing tape is attached to a temporary fixing rod.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of a main part of the bookbinding device.

FIG. 8 is a left side view of a main part of the bookbinding device.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a temporary sticking rod and a backing tape attached to a laminated paper.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state in which the pressing roller presses the backing tape attached to the laminated paper and the laminated paper is inserted between the pressing rollers.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a state in which the pressing roller presses the backing tape attached to the laminated paper and the laminated paper is discharged from between the pressing rollers.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory diagram of a conventional bookbinding device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the conventional bookbinding apparatus, and FIG.
It is a perspective view which shows the sticking process performed after 2nd.

[Explanation of symbols]

P1 First position (home position) P2 Second position S1 sensor (sensor that detects that the carriage is in the first position) S2 sensor (sensor that detects that the carriage is in the second position) S3 sensor (Sensor for detecting that the laminated paper is at the left end position) S4 sensor (Sensor for detecting that the back surface of the laminated paper is at an appropriate position) S5 sensor (Sensor for detecting the thickness of the laminated paper) S6 sensor (For detecting the laminated paper S7 sensor (sensor that detects the forward limit position of laminated paper) 10 Bookbinding device 12 Backing tape 14 Control unit 16 Laminated paper 18 Rear surface of laminated paper 20 Base 22, 24 Side frame 26 Rails 28 Mounting Table 30 Stopper Lever 32 Support Rod 34, 36 Clamping Arm 38 Support Rod Action Link 40, 42 Temporary Female rods 50, 52, 54, 56 Horizontal rods 60, 62, 64, 66 Holding rollers 70, 72, 74, 76 Revolving arms 80, 82, 84, 86 Support shaft 88 Support shaft correction mechanism 91, 92, 93, 94,95,96 link 100 carriage 101 cartridge base 102 cartridge 104 worm gear 106 pinion 108 motor 110,112 gear 114,116 vertical shaft 120 pressing roller 122 cutter

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A back-adhesive bookbinding apparatus for adhering a back-adhesive tape over the entire length of the back surface of a laminated paper and then adhering the back-adhesive tape to the front surface and the back surface of the laminated paper. Back-bonding comprising a pair of horizontal rods extending in the longitudinal direction of the back surface and capable of expanding and contracting the facing distance, pressing rollers supported by the horizontal rods, and driving means for rotating the pressing rollers. Bookbinding equipment. 2. The back binding bookbinding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving unit rotates the pressing roller in the forward and reverse directions.